Camtasia Producer User Document
NOTE: This document has been derived from the Camtasia Producer Online Help
System. Therefore, sections and organization of information may not seem appropriate
for a typical User Guide. This document is provided strictly in “As-Is” condition for user
convenience and is not intended to represent a professionally-developed user guide.
Copyright  2001, 2001 TechSmith Corporation
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Table of Contents................................................................................................ 3
Getting Started .................................................................................................... 5
Welcome to Camtasia Producer ...................................................................................... 5
Getting Started ................................................................................................................ 5
Camtasia Producer Main Window ................................................................................... 7
Camtasia Producer Features........................................................................................... 8
Camtasia Main Toolbar ................................................................................................... 8
Installing Camtasia .......................................................................................................... 9
System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 9
Performance Notes ....................................................................................................... 10
Producing Movies ............................................................................................. 11
File Menu > Produce Movie ........................................................................................... 11
Using the Production Wizard ......................................................................................... 11
Produce: Movie File Format .......................................................................................... 12
Produce: Movie Size ..................................................................................................... 12
When Should I Use Standard AVI?.............................................................................................13
Produce: AVI Encoding Options .................................................................................... 13
Produce: ASF Encoding Options ................................................................................... 13
When Should I Use ASF Optimized? ..........................................................................................14
Produce: Animated GIF Encoding Options .................................................................... 14
Produce: Camtasia for RealPlayer Options ................................................................... 15
More About Camtasia RealPlayer Streaming Media ..................................................................16
Produce: RealMedia Encoding Options ......................................................................... 16
When Should I Use RM? ............................................................................................................17
Produce: QuickTime Encoding Options ......................................................................... 17
More About QuickTime Movies ...................................................................................................17
Produce: Windows Media Encoding Options ................................................................. 17
Produce: Movie Information........................................................................................... 18
When Should I Use WMV? .........................................................................................................18
Produce: Watermark ..................................................................................................... 18
To place a watermark in a movie production: .............................................................................19
Produce: Produce Movie ............................................................................................... 20
Camtasia Screens and Dialogs ........................................................................ 21
Clip Speed Dialog ......................................................................................................... 21
Audio Format Dialog...................................................................................................... 21
Audio Format: Name ..................................................................................................... 21
Audio Attributes ............................................................................................................. 22
Transition Effect Dialog ................................................................................................. 22
Program Options Tab .................................................................................................... 22
Using Camtasia Producer ................................................................................ 24
Overview ....................................................................................................................... 24
Using the Editor............................................................................................................. 25
Timeline Editor Toolbar ................................................................................................. 25
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Cutting Video Clips Using the Timeline.......................................................................... 26
Timeline Details............................................................................................................. 27
Scanning the Movie Clip .............................................................................................................27
Defining a Selection ....................................................................................................................28
Adjusting a Selection ..................................................................................................................28
Deleting a Selection from the Final Movie ..................................................................................28
Adding a Selection to the Final Movie ........................................................................................28
Removing Single Frames from the Clip ......................................................................................28
Adding Still Images to the Storyboard ........................................................................... 29
Saving Audio from Movie Clip ....................................................................................... 29
Saving a Frame from Movie Clip ................................................................................... 29
Editing Audio ................................................................................................................. 29
Distributing Movies........................................................................................... 31
Distributing Your Movie ................................................................................................. 31
Pack and Show Your Movie .......................................................................................... 31
TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC) ................................................................... 32
Installing TSCC on Viewers' Computers ........................................................................ 33
Getting Help....................................................................................................... 34
Help Menu ..................................................................................................................... 34
Accessibility .................................................................................................................. 34
Support (Help) ............................................................................................................... 35
Camtasia Support ......................................................................................................... 35
Legal and Miscellaneous .................................................................................. 36
Software License Agreement ........................................................................................ 36
Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................... 36
About TechSmith Corporation and Our Products........................................................... 37
About DubIt ................................................................................................................... 38
Glossary ............................................................................................................ 39
Index .................................................................................................................. 43
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Getting Started
Welcome to Camtasia Producer
Camtasia™ is a screen camcorder and video
production tool. Use Camtasia to record screen
activity as videos, edit and narrate the clips, and
publish the finished presentation in standard
formats.
Develop videos that introduce new software, train new users of existing software, or
create any kind of active documentation. Distribute the videos as standard AVI files or as
streaming presentations or animated GIF files from a website.
You can use Camtasia Producer to edit your videos in the creation of training videos,
multimedia projects, and demonstrations of all types. The standard Windows Media
Player, RealNetworks RealPlayer, or any AVI player (such as TechSmith’s Camtasia
Player) can be used to view the captured files. You can also add effects, transitions
between scenes, annotations, and watermarks to your movies.
Camtasia Recorder is a companion program that was installed with Producer. You can
use Recorder to capture movies of your Windows desktop programs, actions, mouse
movements, and so on. See also Camtasia Recorder Help for instructions on that
program.
 If you have not installed Camtasia yet, go to Installing Camtasia.
 If you want to start right away, go directly to Getting Started.
 To learn more about new features, go to Camtasia Producer Features.
Getting Started
Use Camtasia Producer to edit your desktop videos (AVI files). Producer uses a
storyboard to assemble video clips that you may have made using Camtasia Recorder
or from some other source. In addition, you can incorporate transition effects between
clips on the Producer storyboard. Audio can be recorded from the microphone while
creating a video clip with Camtasia Recorder or afterward using the DubIt audio editor
tool. DubIt can add audio from the microphone or from audio (WAV) files. See also
Editing Audio.
Producer also has an Explorer-like file browser, a thumbnail pane of available video clips,
and an editor window for previewing the clips and setting "trim points." For an example of
the Producer window layout, see also: Camtasia Producer Main Screen.
Note: Many operations can be performed by right-clicking the mouse over the object
you want to change.
Here are the basics of creating a movie:
1 Start Camtasia Producer by double-clicking the program icon on the Windows
desktop or selecting it from the Start Menu.
Note: Producer is a sizable window. Adjust the size of the individual panes and the
entire window to make it easy to work.
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2 To start a new project, browse to the directory that contains the video files you would
like to include using the Explorer Pane.
3 Click on the folder you would like to use. Any videos in that folder are shown in the
Thumbnail Pane.
4 Select the clips you would like in your final movie and drag and drop them individually
to the Storyboard.
5 Double-click a clip or drag and drop it into the editor to set trim points.
6 Use the VCR controls and timing strip, mark the trim IN and OUT points of the clip.
Click the minus button [ – ] to mark the selected portion of the clip to be cut in
production.
7 Drag and drop the trimmed video back up to the storyboard.
Note: You can insert a clip before another one on the storyboard by dropping it on top
of the clip you would like it to precede.
8 Set any transition effects using the Transition Effect icon
on the toolbar or Clip >
Transition Effect or right-click the item on the storyboard and select Transition
Effect. These effects are applied to the in point of the selected video clip.
9 Edit the audio by selecting the DubIt icon
on the toolbar or select Tools > DubIt
Audio Editor. Or right click on the item and select Edit Audio. DubIt is activated to
edit the audio track of the selected video clip.
10 Produce your movie:
a Select File > Production Wizard to render your movie from the current storyboard.
The Camtasia Production Wizard starts to allow you to set production options and
to create a movie from the current storyboard contents.
b Click the Produce Movie icon
on the toolbar or select File > Produce…. The
Produce Movie dialog opens to allow you to bypass the Production Wizard. Click
[Options…] to check production options.
11 Select File > Save Project As… to save the Producer Project. This saves the items
on the storyboard and trim points. The Save Project File As… Dialog appears.
12 Enter a file name and location for the project. It is recommended to save related
project files in the same folder.
Note: Your produced movie output will be saved as a movie file in the format and type
you selected in the Production Wizard or on the Produce Movie dialog.
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Camtasia Producer Main Window
Storyboard
Thumbnail
Pane
Explorer
Pane
Edit/Preview
Pane
Storyboard
The storyboard pane of Camtasia Producer contains clips that will go into the final
produced movie in the order in which they appear.
Note: You can insert a clip before another one on the Storyboard by dropping it on top
of the clip you would like it to precede. Select a clip on the Storyboard and right-click the
mouse to see other options (Add to Storyboard, Remove from Storyboard, Transition
Effect, and Overlay Image).
Right-click items in the storyboard to access frequently used commands.
Edit/Preview Pane and Timeline
Using the timeline, you can make multiple cuts in each video clip. This is where you
adjust the timing of your video. If you identify frames that are not needed, you can trim
them out easily. If you need to fill some time, you can use a clip more than once on the
storyboard to fill the void.
Explorer Pane
A Windows Explorer-style listing of computer resources such as disk drives and folders.
Select the folder here that contains the movie files you want to edit.
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Right-click items in the explorer pane to access frequently used commands.
Thumbnail Pane
This section shows the first frame view of each video clip in the selected folder. You can
drag and drop clips from this pane into either the storyboard or the editor.
Right-click items in the thumbnail pane to access frequently used commands.
Camtasia Producer Features
Camtasia Player. Camtasia now includes a bundled AVI player that is simple to use,
reliable, lightweight, and self-contained. You can freely and easily redistribute the player
to your viewing audience using Camtasia Producer’s Pack and Show feature. See
Camtasia Player.
Improved Trimming of Clips in Edit. The editing controls have changed to increase
user productivity in Release 2.2. See Using the Editor.
Adding Still Images to the Storyboard. Now you can include still images (.BMP, .GIF,
and .JPG) on the storyboard (for a title sequence, for example). You can also adjust the
duration of how long the image is shown in the produced movie. See Adding Still
Images to the Storyboard.
Added Output as Animated GIF. In addition to the multiple AVI formats and streaming
media outputs supported by Camtasia Producer, you can now output your movie as an
Animated GIF file. These are ideal for short clips to be delivered via the web within a
browser. See Produce: Animated GIF Encoding Options.
Camtasia Main Toolbar
Contains command buttons for accessing Camtasia Producer main features.
New Project. Opens a new Camtasia Producer Project.
Remember to Save or Save As… to name and preserve
project settings.
Open Project. Opens an existing project. The Open
Project File dialog allows you to browse for the file and
select it.
Save Project. Saves the work you have in the current
project, including all effects, transitions, and project
settings. Note that it does not create or save an AVI file.
This is accomplished with Produce Movie.
Edit/Preview. Opens the selected clip in the edit/preview
portion of Producer to allow you to set trim points or
preview the clip.
Edit Audio. Opens the clip in DubIt, a companion audio
editing tool. You can add voice over with a microphone or
import a sound file. Or right-click the item and select Edit
Audio.
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Add to Storyboard. Adds the selected clip in the
thumbnail pane to the storyboard.
Delete from Storyboard. Removes the selected clip in
the storyboard. It is not deleted from the thumbnail pane
and can be reused later. Or right-click the item in the
storyboard and select Delete from Storyboard.
Transition Effect. Applies an entry transition to the
selected clip. The Transition Effect dialog opens to allow
you to select and set options for the transition. Or right
click the item in the storyboard and select Transition
Effect.
Produce Movie. Opens the Produce Movie dialog to allow
you to make a single movie file from the clips in the
storyboard, with edit and effects rendered into the
resulting movie.
Camtasia Recorder. Opens Recorder to allow you to
record more video clips.
DubIt Audio Editor. Opens DubIt without a movie clip
selected.
Help Contents and Index. Opens this help file with a
contents and index.
Installing Camtasia
The installation program SETUP.EXE installs both Camtasia Recorder and Camtasia
Producer, two related programs you will be using together. See System Requirements
before installing Camtasia.
1 Start Windows, if you haven't already done so.
2 Insert the Camtasia CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Camtasia Setup should start
automatically when you close the drive.
3 If the setup program does not automatically start, or if you have Camtasia on a
diskette, perform the remaining steps.
4 Find the program named setup.exe, either on the CD or diskette. Double-click it.
Camtasia Setup starts.
5 Follow the instructions given by the setup wizard for correct installation of the
product.
System Requirements
To run Camtasia Producer, your system must meet these specifications:
 Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000 or later version.
 90 MHz processor (400 MHz recommended).
 16 MB RAM (64 MB recommended).
 Windows-compatible sound card and microphone (recommended).
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 12 MB of hard-disk space for program installation.
Performance Notes
Your computer’s speed and capacity have an impact on the performance you can expect
from Camtasia Producer. A slow CPU can increase movie render times and, in an
extreme case, result in dropped frames or jerky playback. In general, however, if a
computer is able to capture a valid movie using Recorder, you will not encounter
problems in Producer.
The following factors may slow performance:
 A movie that covers a large portion of your screen and encompasses a large
number of pixels.
 Clips with high color content or changing the colors from one clip to another.
 Producing a movie with a high frame rate.
 Setting the size option to anything other than Largest Movie Size during production.
Note: Other sizing options may involve scaling the movie to make it fit a selected size
option. Scaling is very CPU-intensive.
 Using compressed audio.
 Choosing a high-compression, "lossy" video codec.
Note: The TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC) is recommended as a lossless
video codec for pre-production and production. If you need to deliver your movie in
another codec, select it for the final stage of production. If you decide to deliver your
movie using the TSCC codec, it must be installed on viewer’s computers. See also:
Installing TSCC on Viewer's Computers.
For additional information, see also: Performance Factors during Recording.
How to Correct It
If you need to speed up performance during successive production previews, try the
following:
 Use a lower frame rate during preview (for example, 1 to 4 frames per second).
 Use uncompressed PCM audio.
 Use the Largest Size option for the movie, since it does not scale the clips on the
storyboard.
 Use Automatic for the Colors setting.
 Use the TSCC codec, since it is generally the fastest codec for screen-recorded
content.
If you must deliver a higher quality movie, make the changes in the final production steps
to achieve the level of quality you need. While the rendering process takes more time, the
resulting video will be better quality.
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Producing Movies
File Menu > Produce Movie
The quickest way to produce a new movie or rerun production for an existing Camtasia
Producer project is to select menu choice File > Produce Movie….
Note: If you would rather use the Production Wizard, you can accomplish these same
tasks. See also: Using the Production Wizard.
1 When your storyboard is ready to render into a movie, select File > Produce
Movie…. The Produce Movie Dialog appears.
2 Select the Movie File Format from the drop-down list. (The default selection is the
format you chose most recently for this project.) For more information about file
formats, see also: Produce: Movie File Format.
3 Select a filename for the movie from the drop-down list of recently-used names or
click the folder icon to browse for one. If it is a new production, type the filename at
the end of the path.
4 Place a checkmark in the box next to Play movie after production if you want this
option. The movie player will appear after the movie is rendered.
5 Review the Production Options Summary. If any options need to be changed, click
the [Options…] button. The Production Options tabbed dialog appears for you to
set movie options. Each tab has a [Help] button available to obtain information about
it. For more information, see also: Produce Movie > Size, Produce: AVI Encoding
Options, Produce: Movie Information, Produce: Watermark.
6 When you are ready to render the movie, click the [Produce] button. The Rendering
Storyboard dialog appears.
Note: Depending on the size of the movie and your computer processor speed, this
process may take a few seconds up to several minutes. Additional encoder dialogs or
players may appear.
Using the Production Wizard
The Camtasia Production Wizard allows you to set all parameters necessary to render
your movie to the file format (AVI, RM or WMV), movie window size, compression
codecs for audio and video, information such as the title, author, and copyright, and the
filename.
Note: If you would rather not use the Production Wizard, you can accomplish the
same tasks using menu choices File > Produce Movie….
The Production Wizard presents the following dialogs to you when you produce a
movie:
1 Movie File Format
2 Movie Size
3 One dialog for the Encoding Option selected under Movie File Format. For
descriptions of the file formats, see the sections:
AVI Encoding Options
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ASF Encoding Options
Animated GIF Options
Camtasia for RealPlayer Options
RealMedia Encoding Options
QuickTime Encoding Options
Windows Media Encoding Options
4 Movie Information
5 Watermark
6 Produce Movie
Produce: Movie File Format
1 Select one of the listed movie file formats:
 AVI movie file. See also: When Should I Use Standard AVI?. On the third Wizard
page, you are prompted to provide AVI encoding options.
 ASF streaming media file optimized for screen capture. See also: When Should I
Use ASF Optimized?. On the third Wizard page, you are prompted to provide
ASF encoding options.
 GIF animation GIF file. On the third Wizard page, you are prompted for Animated
GIF Encoding Options.
 Camtasia for RealPlayer streaming media file. On the third Wizard page, you are
prompted for Camtasia RealPlayer Plugin Encoding Options. See also: More
About Camtasia RealPlayer Streaming Media.
 RealMedia streaming file. See also: When Should I Use RM?. On the third Wizard
page, you are prompted to provide RealMedia encoding options.
 QuickTime movie file. See also: More About QuickTime Movies.
 Windows Media streaming media file (WMV) file using the Microsoft Windows
Media Encoder (WME). See also: When Should I Use WMV?. On the third Wizard
page, you are prompted for Windows Media Encoding Options.
2 If you are using the Production Wizard, go to Produce: Movie Size.
Produce: Movie Size
1 Select one of the Movie Size options:
a Largest movie size.
Note: Selecting this option is recommended because Producer calculates the
size required to include the largest dimensions encountered in the clips included
in the project.
b Standard movie size. Select one of the options on the drop-down list.
c Custom size. Type the Width and Height in the boxes provided.
2 Place a checkmark in the Stretch to fit box if you want to create a final movie that
fits the size you have specified regardless of individual clip size. This enlarges small
clips and reduces larger ones to fit. If the image is distorted, recalculate aspect ratios.
3 Click [Background Color…] if you want to specify a custom color for clips that are
smaller than the standard size specified.
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4 If you are using the Production Wizard, go to Produce: AVI Encoding Options.
When Should I Use Standard AVI?
The Standard AVI option in Camtasia uses the TechSmith Screen Capture Codec
(TSCC) by default (you can use Options to change to another codec, if needed). AVIs
encoded with TSCC preserve perfect image quality and offers the best performance with
moderately compressed file sizes. The AVI file format retains the highest quality and is
editable by Camtasia Producer or other video editing programs. The AVI file format is a
vendor-neutral format that can be converted into vendor-specific streaming media file
formats.
Tip: Remember that the codec used to produce the movie must also be present on the
viewer's computer. You may want to use File > Pack and Show... to create a final
delivery file that automatically installs the TSCC video codec.
Produce: AVI Encoding Options
1 Under Options (Colors:), select an option from the drop-down list. Automatically
preserves the highest color setting on the Storyboard.
2 Under Options (Frame Rate:), select an option from the drop-down list.
Automatically preserves the highest frame rate setting on the Storyboard.
3 Click [Audio Setup…] if you want to change the audio compression codec. The
default setting is PCM (uncompressed) audio. The Audio Format Dialog appears.
This box lists the audio format type. Choose from one of the many audio formats
listed on the drop-down list.
Note: Remove the checkmark from the Encode Audio box if you do not want to
include audio in the movie you are producing.
4 Click [Video Setup…] if you want to change the video compression codec. The
default setting is TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC). The Video
Compression Setup Dialog appears.
Note: Review your settings on this wizard page under the Details: box, which
shows Video Codec, Colors, Frame Rate, Size, Audio Codec, and Audio Format.
5 If you are using the Production Wizard, go to Produce: ASF Encoding Options.
Produce: ASF Encoding Options
1 Target Audience. Select an appropriate throughput option based on the access
methods your viewers are likely to use. For best performance, select the largest
bandwidth likely. For conservative performance, select the smallest likely bandwidth.
NOTE: Multiple target audience selections are not supported. Choose one only.
2 Target Bitrate Settings. Set the overall bitrate for each target audience. This gives
you control over the exact bitrate (audio and video combined) that the streaming
media file will be encoded for. For example, it is common to encode to a target bitrate
of 34 Kbps for the 56K modem target audience, since 34 Kbps of actual useable
bandwidth is what you can typically expect.
3 Preroll. The amount of time (in seconds) the player initially buffers the audio and
video stream before it starts to play the movie.
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NOTE: You can artificially increase the bandwidth for the video and audio stream
(resulting in fewer dropped video frames) by increasing the preroll. There is a limit to
how much preroll your audience will tolerate. With too large a preroll, you loose the
advantages of streaming, since so much of the file must be downloaded and buffered
before the movie starts to play.
5 Keyframe every __ seconds. This determines how often to include a keyframe in
the video stream.
6 Colors. The color depth of the video stream. 16-bit color is essentially lossless video.
The 12- and 9-bit color settings reduce the color in the video, resulting in some loss
of quality (giving bands of color gradients, for example). The 12- and 9-bit color
settings can significantly reduce the bandwidth required for the video stream.
7 Frame Rate. The target frame rate for the video stream. Choose automatic to use the
highest frame rate of all the clips on the Storyboard. If the frame rate can not be
achieved at a given target bitrate, video frames are dropped. Lower the frame rate to
reduce the bandwidth needed by the video stream, but then your video can become
"choppy."
8 Click [Audio Setup…] if you want to change the audio compression codec. The
default setting is PCM (uncompressed) audio. The Audio Format Dialog appears.
Note: Remove the checkmark from the Encode Audio box if you do not want to include
audio in the movie you are producing.
Note: Review your settings under the Details: box, which shows Video Codec, Colors,
Frame Rate, Size, Audio Codec, and Audio Format. The default video codec is
TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC).
9 If you are using the Production Wizard, go to Produce: Animated GIF Encoding
Options.
When Should I Use ASF Optimized?
The Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) optimized for screen capture option uses the
TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC). This codec preserves perfect image quality
and offers great performance for screen capture content in movies. This option produces
much better results than standard ASF files (no longer supported) using the Windows
Media Tools codecs. However, you must manually adjust the production options to affect
the resulting streaming bitrate. Also, the TSCC video codec must be present on the
viewer's computer.
If you are considering using the ASF Optimized option, consider using Microsoft's newer
Windows Media Encoder format (WMV) instead. The WMV option supports using the
Windows Media Screen codec which can scale to a target bitrate and can be
automatically downloaded by newer versions of Windows Media Player.
Note: With streaming media file formats, quality depends on the target bitrate. Also,
streaming files are generally not editable and cannot be converted to any other file
format. For these reasons, it is best to keep your original source content in the AVI file
format and use streaming media file formats only for publishing and delivery.
Produce: Animated GIF Encoding Options
1 Under Options: Color, select Automatic (the default selection) if you want the color
depth to match the highest color depth used on the storyboard (up to 256 colors). If
you want to decrease the size of the Animated GIF, select a lower color depth.
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2 Under Options: Frame Rate, select Automatic (the default selection) if you want the
frame rate to match the highest frame rate used on the storyboard (up to 30 fps). If
you want to decrease the size of the Animated GIF, select a lower frame rate.
3 Select Loop indefinitely if you want the animation to loop to the beginning and play
over and over. Select Play ___ time(s) to select a limited number of loops.
4 Under Advanced Options, select the following options:
Optimized Palette: Use this option (the default is enabled) to generate an optimized
palette using all of the colors in all frames in the GIF file. This option typically produces
a better quality (better looking) GIF file than Fixed Palette.
Fixed Palette: Use this option (disabled by default) for a palette with a fixed set of
colors. It may be useful if you must have the same palette used in multiple GIF files (for
example, multiple animated GIF files playing on a web page viewed on a 256-color
desktop).
Note: Optimized Palette and Fixed Palette are mutually exclusive options.
Include Windows colors: Use this option (the default is enabled) to include the
standard Windows 20 colors in the GIF file palette (either Optimized Palette or Fixed
Palette). This option typically produces the best results for screen recordings.
Dithered color reduction: Use this option (disabled by default) to apply a dithering
effect during color reduction. Dithering attempts to smooth the effects of color reduction.
Dithering is typically only useful for real-world content (for example, a music video)
rather than screen recordings of an Office-style application.
5 The Details frame provides additional information about the selected output profile
you have selected.
6 If you are using the Production Wizard, go to Produce: Camtasia for RealPlayer
Options.
Produce: Camtasia for RealPlayer Options
1 Target Audience. Select an appropriate throughput option based on the access
methods your viewers are likely to use. For best performance, select the largest
bandwidth likely. For conservative performance, select the smallest likely bandwidth.
NOTE: Multiple target audience selections are not supported. Choose one only.
2 Target Bitrate Settings. Set the overall bitrate for each target audience. This gives
you control over the exact bitrate (audio and video combined) that the streaming
media file will be encoded for. For example, it is common to encode to a target bitrate
of 34 Kbps for the 56K modem target audience, since 34 Kbps of actual useable
bandwidth is what you can typically expect.
3 Audio Target Settings. Set the bitrate allocated to the audio stream (if any) in your
streaming media file. The video stream uses leftover bandwidth, if any. That is, if you
choose 56K modem as a target audience and configure the audio stream bitrate to
be 16 Kbps for the 56K modem target audience, then the video stream is encoded to
a 18 Kbps bitrate (assuming the overall bitrate for 56K modem is set to 34 Kbps).
NOTE: The bandwidth for the video stream (resulting in fewer dropped video
frames) can be increased by choosing a lower audio bitrate.
4 Preroll. The amount of time (in seconds) that RealPlayer initially buffers the audio
and video stream before it starts to play the movie.
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NOTE: You can artificially increase the bandwidth for the video and audio stream
(resulting in fewer dropped video frames) by increasing the preroll. There is a limit
to how much preroll your audience will tolerate. With too large a preroll, you loose
the advantages of streaming, since so much of the file must be downloaded and
buffered before the movie starts to play.
5 Keyframe every __ seconds. This determines how often to include a keyframe in
the video stream.
6 Colors. The color depth of the video stream. 16-bit color is essentially lossless video.
The 12- and 9-bit color settings reduce the color in the video, resulting in some loss
of quality (giving bands of color gradients, for example). The 12- and 9-bit color
settings can significantly reduce the bandwidth required for the video stream.
7 Frame Rate. The target frame rate for the video stream. Choose automatic to use the
highest frame rate of all the clips on the Storyboard. If the frame rate can not be
achieved at a given target bitrate, video frames are dropped. Lower the frame rate to
reduce the bandwidth needed by the video stream, but then your video can become
"choppy."
8 Audio Format. Select a format from the drop-down list that matches the audio
included on the Storyboard.
NOTE: A No Audio setting is included to produce a movie with no audio track.
9 If you are using the Production Wizard, click [Next > ] to continue production.
More About Camtasia RealPlayer Streaming Media
The Camtasia for RealPlayer file format produces a presentation in three files:
 mymovie.camv (the video stream)
 mymovie.rm (the audio stream, if any)
 mymovie.smil (SMIL presentation file to play the audio and video streams
simultaneously).
RealPlayer 8.0 or later must be installed on your system to play this format. If you are
asked if you would like to update your RealPlayer, do so. When you select Camtasia for
RealPlayer in Camtasia, the required plugin from the RealNetworks AutoUpdate service
should be downloaded automatically, if necessary.
A video only presentation does not require an SMIL file. The .camv file can be opened
directly in RealPlayer. To learn more about SMIL, visit www.realnetworks.com. To stream
a .camv file from a RealServer, stop RealServer, copy the camtasf.dll file format
plugin from the Camtasia install folder to your RealServer Plugins folder and then
restart RealServer.
Produce: RealMedia Encoding Options
1 Under File Type, select a RealVideo file type: either SureStream or Single Rate.
Select SureStream to produce a file that can stream to target audiences at more than
one bitrate. Contact your system administrator if you need more information.
2 Under Target Audience, select an appropriate throughput option based on the
access methods your viewers are likely to use. For best performance, select the
largest bandwidth likely. For conservative performance, select the smallest likely
bandwidth.
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3 Under Audio Format, select a format from the drop-down list that matches the audio
included on the Storyboard.
NOTE: A No Audio setting is included to produce a movie with no audio track.
4 Under Video Quality, select an option from the drop-down list that matches your
video on the Storyboard.
5 Click [Default] if you want to return all settings on this page to the default settings.
6 If you are using the Production Wizard, go to Produce: QuickTime Encoding
Options.
When Should I Use RM?
The RealMedia option creates output movie files that are compressed and optimized for
web delivery using the RealNetworks streaming media file format. It requires viewers to
have the RealPlayer and codec installed.
Note: With streaming media file formats, quality depends on the target bitrate. Also,
streaming files are generally not editable and cannot be converted to any other file
format. For these reasons, it is best to keep your original source content in the AVI file
format and use streaming media file formats only for publishing and delivery.
Produce: QuickTime Encoding Options
1 Audio Setup. Select the audio format for your QuickTime movie.
5 Click [Video Setup…] if you want to change the video compression codec. The
default setting is the standard QuickTime video compressor. The Video
Compression Setup Dialog appears.
Note: Review your settings on this wizard page under the Details: box, which shows
Video Codec, Colors, Frame Rate, Size, Audio Codec, and Audio Format.
3 Encode Audio. Put a check mark in this box to include audio in your QuickTime
movie.
4 Interleave audio. Put a check mark in this box to interleave the audio and video
streams in the QuickTime movie. Interleaving can result in smoother playback when
the movie is played from a slower device (for example, from a slow CD-ROM drive).
5 If you are using the Production Wizard, go to Produce: Windows Media Encoding
Options.
More About QuickTime Movies
To produce movies in Camtasia for QuickTime, you must have QuickTime for Windows
v4.1 or later installed to use this file format. If the user does not have QuickTime for
Windows v4.1 or later installed, they are prompted to install the latest QuickTime for
Windows from www.apple.com.
Note that depending on the compression options chosen, QuickTime movies made with
Camtasia may only play on QuickTime player v4 or later. The controls on this dialog are:
Produce: Windows Media Encoding Options
1 Under Profiles, select one of the listed screen capture quality options. They are
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listed by the target delivery options (28.8 Kbps live delivery, 28.8 Kbps 5 fps, and 128
Kbps -- also suitable for email delivery).
2 Leave the check mark next to Screen capture profiles only to limit those listed to
the those that use the Windows Media Screen codec. Remove the check mark to see
all profiles in the Windows Media Encoder.
3 Click [Edit…] only if you want to edit an existing profile, using the Windows Media
Encoder.
4 Click [Manage…] to see all of the profiles in the Windows Media Encoder. You can
also create new ones, edit existing profiles, copy, remove, and view details.
5 The Description and Details frames provide additional information about the
selected output profile you have selected.
6 Leave the check mark next to Add index to file if you want to enable users to seek
specific portions of the content using the seek capabilities in Windows Media Player.
7 If you are using the Production Wizard, go to Produce: Movie Information.
Produce: Movie Information
1 Enter any additional information about your movie that you want displayed to your
audience, including Title, Author, and Copyright.
Note: When using the Window Media Encoder, the Info tab or wizard panel also
displays a box to enter a Rating and Description.
2 If you are using the Production Wizard, go to Produce: Watermark.
When Should I Use WMV?
The Windows Media Encoder option produces Windows Media Format (WMV) media
files. This option supports using the Windows Media Screen codec which is highly
optimized for screen capture content in movies.
The Windows Media Screen codec can be automatically downloaded by newer versions
of Windows Media Player.
Note: Users may need to upgrade their version of Windows Media Player to view
Windows Media Format files.
Note: With streaming media file formats, quality depends on the target bitrate. Also,
streaming files are generally not editable and cannot be converted to any other file
format. For these reasons, it is best to keep your original source content in the AVI file
format and use streaming media file formats only for publishing and delivery.
Produce: Watermark
You can add a watermark, or in TV lingo, a "bug" in any fixed position in the movie window. This
is helpful to stamp ownership on the intellectual property the movie represents. As such, a unique
mark such as a company logo is appropriate. However, you can use this feature to position any
other information you would like into the production, such as annotations, titles, banner ads, etc.
As input, you can use graphic files in .BMP, .GIF, or .JPG format.
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To place a watermark in a movie production:
1 Select File > Produce Movie…. The Produce Movie Dialog appears.
2 After making the appropriate selections and entries on the Produce Movie Dialog,
click [Options]. The Production Options tabbed dialog appears.
3 Select the Watermark tab.
4 Place a checkmark in the box Include Watermark in Movie.
5 The image to be used for a watermark is listed in the Image Path box. If you want to
change the image source file, click the open folder button to find a new one.
6 In the Display Effects area, choose if you would like an Overlay or Underlay
watermark. Depending on the option you select, the appropriate sub-options become
available.
Note: Use this option if you want to show the watermark as a translucent underlay
under the movie or overlay over the movie. This option allows any action that
occurs under the watermark to show through.
7 If you selected Overlay, also place a checkmark in Use Transparent Color if you
would like to use this effect. Use the [Change] button to select the Transparent Color
to be used.
Note: Use this option to make part of the watermark image transparent. When
selected, the areas of the watermark image that match the transparent color are
hidden so that the movie shows through the watermark. You can use a transparent
color to create watermark images that have any arbitrary non-rectangular shape (for
example, a circle or an arrow).
8 If you selected Underlay, also place a checkmark in Emboss if you would like to use
this effect. You also need to specify the Direction and Depth of the embossed image.
Note: You may have to experiment with overlay and underlay effects. Use the
[Preview] button to make changes needed on a Preview screen before producing.
Click the [Preview] button to see a live preview of the watermark feature. Note that
you can change the watermark options and watch the effect immediately in the
preview window.
Note: The Emboss Button changes how pronounced the embossing effect appears.
9 In the Image Positioning area, choose the relative position on-screen where you
would like the watermark using the nine-button Positioning Cluster.
Note: The nine-button image cluster allows you to position (or anchor) the
watermark image in a region of the movie frame.
10 Using the Image Scale Slider, set the size of the watermark. The percentage figure
represents percentage of the finished movie dimensions.
Note: The image scale slider changes how big the watermark image appears
relative to the movie frame size. 100% means the watermark image completely
covers the movie frame.
11 Set the Horizontal Offset and Vertical Offset.
Note: Changes the horizontal or vertical offset of the watermark image from the
edge of the movie frame. Use the [Preview] button to see the offset effect.
12 Place a checkmark in the Keep aspect ratio when scaling box to use this option.
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Note: Use this option to maintain horizontal and vertical size aspect ratio when
scaling the watermark image. When selected, the watermark appears normal, not
stretched or distorted.
13 Place a checkmark in the Use smooth interpolated scaling to use this option.
Note: This option applies a smooth scaling algorithm to the watermark image for
less jaggedness.
14 If the Preview is not open, click the [Preview] button to view the overall effect.
15 Click [OK]. Watermark settings are saved.
16 If you are using the Production Wizard, go to Produce: Produce Movie.
Produce: Produce Movie
1 Under Movie File Name, select a file name and location for the rendered movie from
the drop-down list. The default is the last movie rendered. If it is a new production,
type the filename at the end of the path.
2 To select another folder, click the folder button.
3 To start the movie player as soon as production is complete, place a checkmark in
the box next to Play movie after production.
4 Click [Finish] to complete Wizard selections and begin production. The Rendering
Storyboard dialog appears.
Note: Depending on the size of the movie and your computer processor speed, this
process may take a few seconds up to several minutes. Additional encoder dialogs or
players may appear.
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Clip Speed Dialog
The Clip Speed Dialog allows you to speed up or slow down the playback time for a clip
in the rendered movie. For example, you can stretch a clip to provide more time for voice
annotation or you can speed it up to fill gaps.
1 Select a clip in the Storyboard. Note: The clip must be highlighted to indicate it is
selected. Select more than one clip using <Shift> + Click or <Ctrl> + Click.
2 Select Clip > Speed….
3 Select the percentage of the original clip speed to either speed up or slow down
playback. The new duration for the clip in the rendered movie is displayed.
4 Click [OK] to save the setting. The clip playback speed is altered in the rendered
movie.
Audio Format Dialog
The Audio Format Dialog allows you to set the audio format for the movie you are
producing. You can choose PCM (uncompressed audio) or one of many audio
compression codecs on your system. To use this feature, you must have a sound card
with a microphone attached.
Note: The audio format you specify determines the quality of the movie audio track and
also affects movie file size. Higher quality audio results in a larger movie file size.
1 From either the AVI Encoding Options or the ASF Encoding Options panel of the
Production Wizard or Produce Movie Dialog, click [Audio Setup…]. The Audio
Format dialog appears.
2 If you have a named format you want to use, select if from the Name: box. You can
skip to step 5 unless you want to make changes to the named format.
3 Select an audio file format from the Format: box. Refer to the file type provider for
information about the individual selections.
4 Select the audio Attributes: from the list. The higher the KB/s number, the larger
your files will be.
5 Click [OK] to save the Audio Format or [Cancel] to abandon any changes you
made on the dialog.
Note: If you want to save your file format settings to a named format for future use, click
[Save As…] to preserve them. You are prompted for a format name, which will appear
in the Name: list on future use.
Audio Format: Name
This box lists the name, if there is one, of the Audio Format you select or save. This
allows you to choose an audio format using a simple understandable name. There are
usually several names already assigned. For example, on most computers you can select
Telephone Quality in the Name list box, instead of the more cryptic 11.025kHz, 8 Bit,
Mono in the Attributes list. Note that the two are the same because they have the same
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audio format and attributes.
You can add an audio format name using the [Save As…] button and remove an existing
audio format name using the [Remove] button.
Audio Attributes
This box lists the audio format attributes. The attributes are (from left to right):
 Sample Rate in kHz - Number of audio samples per second, or the fidelity of the
audio recording.
 Sample Size in Bits - How much data to record for each audio sample.
Note: An 8 Bit sample size may be fine for voice recording. Since using a 16 Bit sample
size doubles the size of the audio data you record, you should only use it if you must
have the highest quality recording.
 Mono or Stereo - The number of audio channels to record. Mono means record
one audio channel, Stereo means record two audio channels (right and left).
Note: Stereo is only useful if you are recording with a stereo microphone. Since using a
Stereo audio format doubles the size of the audio data you record, you should only use
Stereo if you know you are recording with a stereo microphone.
 Data Rate - The data throughput of the audio stream in kilobytes per second (kbps).
Note: For most of the attributes, the higher the number, the higher the quality of the
recording will be and the larger the movie file will be.
Transition Effect Dialog
1 Select a clip in the Storyboard. The clip must be highlighted to indicate it is selected.
2 Click the Transition Effect button
Effect….
on the toolbar or select Clip > Transition
3 Place a checkmark in the box next to Enable a transition to this clip.
4 From the Type: drop-down list, select a type of effect.
5 Click [Preview] to see a example of how the effect will work in the rendered movie.
6 From the Style: drop-down list, select a style or direction of effect.
7 Set the speed from Fast to Slow using the Speed slider control.
8 When you are satisfied with the settings, click [OK] to save the effect. The
Transition Effect Dialog closes. The clip has a transition effect icon in the upper left
corner
.
Program Options Tab
1 Click View > Options…. The Preferences tabbed dialog appears. The Program tab
is currently the only one available.
2 Place a checkmark in the box next to Rewind when movie is stopped in
Edit/Preview if you would like to enable this option.
3 Place a checkmark in the box next to Play AVI files with Camtasia Player (this
option is set to ON by default). If you do not want to use Camtasia Player, remove the
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checkmark. Your selected Windows movie player will be used instead.
4 Select a Temporary Storage Folder.
Note: Specify a drive and folder where files will be stored temporarily during
capture and before you save them to another location. The default
C:\WINDOWS\TEMP is fine if you have room on your C: drive. Use the fastest local
hard drive on your system that has the most free space. If you need to change the
location, click […] to search for a new one.
5 Click [OK].
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Overview
This section gives you an overview of how to process your "raw footage" (clips you have
captured using Camtasia Recorder) into finished movies in Camtasia Producer. It
explains, at a high level, the steps you need to take when working with your movie files. If
you need to refer to a graphic of the different parts of the Camtasia screen, see:
Camtasia Producer Main Window.
Locate Your Raw Video Clips and Stills
Open Producer and use the Explorer pane on the left side of the screen to locate the
folder you have stored your raw clips. When thumbnails of the clips you have captured
appear in the thumbnail pane, you are in the right folder.
Note: You can also see any stills (.BMP, .GIF, or .JPG files). It is a good idea to have
all of your source files in the same folder.
Move the Source Files to the Edit/Preview Pane or Storyboard
Working with one at a time, move source video clips from the thumbnail pane to the
edit/preview pane. You will be able to trim the video clips in the editor.
 Video clips appear in the editor with the first frame showing. The timeline and editor
toolbar are available to view and edit the clip.
 You are not able to edit still images in the edit/preview pane. It is best to create and
edit them in another graphics package (such as SnagIt and Studio). When you are
ready to include stills in your movie, drag them directly from the thumbnail pane to
the storyboard.
Trim Clips using the Edit/Preview Pane and Timeline
Using the timeline, you can make multiple cuts in each video clip. This is where you
adjust the timing of your video. If you identify frames that are not needed, you can trim
them out easily. If you need to fill some time, you can use a clip more than once on the
storyboard to fill the void.
For more information, see also: Using the Editor
Placing Video Clips and Stills on the Storyboard
The final movie will be assembled from the clips and stills you have placed on the
storyboard, beginning with the first one on the left and continuing in sequence toward the
right. If you need to move clips or stills on the storyboard to change the sequence, they
can simply be dragged and dropped from on location to another.
It is important to note that while the overall timing of your movie is determined on the
storyboard, the length of each segment must be established in the editor. You must use
the editor to adjust the timing of individual clips. The exception is still images, which have
adjustable durations on the storyboard.
For more information, see also: Adding Still Images to the Storyboard
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Producing the Final Movie
When you have set the timing and sequence of video clips and stills in your movie, you
are ready to Produce. This process, also called "rendering," assembles all of the audio,
video, and images into one movie file, based on the sequence you have established on
the storyboard.
There are two methods of producing movies, and both produce identical results. You can
decide which choice is best for you:
 Use the menu options File > Produce Movie…, which presents a single dialog for
you to set all movie production options, or
 Use the Production Wizard under File > Production Wizard…, which presents a
series of wizard panels that prompt you for the information needed to produce the
movie.
For more information, see also:
File Menu > Produce Movie
Using the Production Wizard
Using the Editor
This section of the Main Window is a viewer and an editor of individual movie clips. You
can use the timeline to scan through the clip. Use the trim controls to select sections of
the clip to cut.
1 Drag a movie clip from the thumbnail pane or the Storyboard pane to the edit/preview
pane. Or right-click over the clip and select Edit/Preview. The movies opens in the
Editor pane. Movie duration is shown on the timeline, below the edit/preview pane.
2 Click the cursor in the timing strip and move left or right to view the frames of the
movie.
3 Define areas to be cut from the clip, if needed. For more information, see also:
Cutting Video Clips Using the Timeline.
4 After making all of the adjustments to the clip you need, drag the clip to the
Storyboard.
5 When you have assembled all of the clips, produce the movie.
See also:
Cutting Video Clips Using the Timeline
Using the Production Wizard
File Menu > Produce Movie
Timeline Details
Timeline Editor Toolbar
The Timeline Editor Toolbar contains the following button and functions:
Icon
Name
Play
Pause
Description
Play the video clip in the edit/preview pane.
Pause the video clip in the edit/preview pane. The
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viewer remains on the location where the video was
paused.
Stop
Stop the video clip in the edit/preview pane. The
viewer returns to the first frame of the video clip.
Previou
s Mark
Go to the previous mark made on the timeline.
First
Frame
Go to the first frame of the video clip.
Last
Frame
Go to the last frame of the video clip.
Next
Mark
Go to the next mark made on the timeline.
Add to
Video
Add the selected area to the final video when
placed on the Storyboard and produced.
Remove
from
Video
Remove (cut) the selected area from the final video
when placed on the Storyboard and produced.
Undo
Undo the last edit action.
Redo
Redo the last action that was undone.
Previou
s Frame
Go to the previous frame in the video clip in the
edit/preview pane.
Next
Frame
Go to the next frame in the video clip in the
edit/preview pane.
To begin with, the timeline is completely blue, indicating that the entire movie will be used
in the creation of a final video. Searching for scenes in the movie clip can be done two
ways:
 First, clicking at any location on the bar positions the movie to a particular frame
that fits the timeline. A large triangular marker indicates the position. Below the
timeline, the time and frame location of the marker is displayed.
Cutting Video Clips Using the Timeline
You can use the timeline in Camtasia Producer to scan through video clips, position the
viewer on any frame, and select areas to cut.
1 Drag a movie clip from the thumbnail pane to the edit/preview pane. The timeline
changes from white to blue. Movie duration and frame number are shown below the
timeline.
Note: To start, the entire movie clip is selected, shown by the blue color in the
timeline. If you make no further changes before dragging the clip to the storyboard,
the entire clip will be included.
2 To move to a scene in the video clip, click the cursor at the location on the timeline. A
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large triangle marker indicates the position on the timeline. The selected frame
appears in the viewer.
3 To scan through a video clip, click the Play icon
below the timeline. Click the
Pause icon
to stop the video at the current location. Use the Stop icon
stop playing and return to the beginning of the clip.
4 To view the clip a frame at a time, click the Next Frame icon
Frame icon
to
or the Previous
.
5 To mark a selection, click the cursor at the start location on the timeline, then drag to
the end location. The selection area becomes darker blue.
Note: A small triangle marks the start of selection and a large triangle marks the
end of the selection area.
6 To trim the selection area from the clip, click the Remove from Video icon
selection area changes color to white.
. The
Note: When moved to the storyboard and produced, the final movie will exclude the
area you have marked for cutting.
7 You can make multiple selections. To add a portion of the clip back, select the
area within the white portion of the timeline and click the Add to Video icon
. The
new selection area changes color back to blue, indicating it will be included in the
final video once produced.
8 To adjust any selection area, move the cursor over one of the end points of the
selection until the marker turns red, then click and drag the endpoint to a new
location.
9 Use the Undo icon
back.
and Redo icon
to remove an accidental change or add it
10 When you are done making selections and trimming, drag the clip from the
Edit/Preview Pane to the Storyboard.
See also:
Timeline Editor Toolbar
Timeline Details
Using the Editor
Timeline Details
After loading a movie in the viewer, the timeline changes from white to blue and the time
indicated on the timeline changes to fit the movie length in seconds. The blue color
indicates the sections of the movie clip to be included in the final produced movie.
Scanning the Movie Clip
To begin with, the timeline is completely blue, indicating that the entire movie will be used
in the creation of a final video. Searching for scenes in the movie clip can be done two
ways:
 First, clicking at any location on the bar positions the movie to a particular frame
that fits the timeline. A large triangular marker indicates the position. Below the
timeline, the time and frame location of the marker is displayed.
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 Second, clicking on the timeline and dragging moves the movie clip to a particular
location.
Defining a Selection
Clicking and dragging on the timeline is also one way to create a selection. The selection
is distinguished by a darkening of the colors that it covers and by two markers, a large
triangular marker, which retains the current position in the viewer and marks the end of
the selection, and a smaller marker, which just marks the start of the selection.
Selections can also be made by positioning the viewer to the start of the selection,
holding down shift key and then clicking the ruler to mark the end of the selection.
Adjusting a Selection
Selections can be adjusted very easily. Move the mouse over the one of the ends of the
selection until the marker turns red and then click and drag the endpoint to a new
location.
Deleting a Selection from the Final Movie
To delete a section of a movie from the produced movie, select the clip to remove and
then click the Remove from Video icon
below the timeline. Notice that the selection
has changed color. The portion selected turns white, indicating that the selection is to be
removed from the final produced movie. Multiple deletions can be made to a single
movie. The Undo icon
and Redo icon
are located below the timeline to allow
accidental changes to the movie to be forgotten and remembered again.
Adding a Selection to the Final Movie
As long as a section of the timeline is blue, it will be included in the final produced movie
when placed on the Storyboard and produced. Clicking the Add to Video icon
causes
the selected portion to be included in the final output movie and changes the selection
color to blue.
Removing Single Frames from the Clip
To remove single frames from a movie clip , position the movie so that the frame to be
removed is in the viewer. This is best done by clicking on the bar and then moving frame
by frame using the Next Frame icon
and Previous Frame icon
located at either
end of the timeline. When the frame is in the viewer and there is no selection on the
timeline (just a marker), click the Remove from Video icon
frame.
to remove the single
For large movies, the removal of one frame may not show up clearly on the timeline due
to its small proportion to the overall movie. A Previous Mark icon
and a Next Mark
icon
are located below the timeline. These icons navigate the position of the movie in
the viewer to the end and start of marked clips to be included in the final video. Active
positioning is displayed next to the current viewer position. These numbers denote where
in time and frames the cursor is on the timeline.
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Adding Still Images to the Storyboard
You can include still images, such as .BMP, .GIF, or .JPG files, on the storyboard and
adjust the duration of the image in the produced movie. This is handy for adding titles and
scene transitions between clips.
1 Locate the image you want to use in the thumbnail pane. Drag it directly to the
storyboard and place in the position you want it.
2 Select the image in the storyboard, then select Clip > Duration…. Select more than
one image using <Shift> + Click or <Ctrl> + Click.
3 On the Image Duration dialog, enter the number of seconds you want the image to
appear in the produced movie. The default is one second.
4 Click [OK].
5 When you have assembled all of the clips, produce the movie.
Saving Audio from Movie Clip
Use this feature to save the audio track from the movie clip currently in the Editor pane to
a computer audio file (.WAV).
1 Move a clip to the Editor pane.
2 Select Edit > Save Audio…. or The Save Audio Stream dialog opens.
3 Select the folder and file name to save the audio file in .WAV format.
4 Click [Save].
NOTE: If the selected clip does not have audio, a message opens to tell you the track
can not be saved. Use DubIt to add audio to a clip. See also Editing Audio.
Saving a Frame from Movie Clip
Use this feature to save a single still frame from the movie clip currently in the Editor
pane to a graphic image file (.BMP, .GIF, or .JPG).
1 Move a clip to the Editor pane.
2 Select Edit > Save Frame…. The Save Video Frame As dialog opens.
3 Select a graphic file format from the drop-down Save as type list (BMP, .GIF, or
.JPG).
4 Select the folder and file name to save the graphic file.
5 Click [Save].
Editing Audio
Use this feature to edit existing audio in a movie clip or add a new audio track (a voiceover, for example). The selected clip opens in DubIt, the companion audio editor from
TechSmith.
1 Select any movie clip or image in Camtasia Producer.
2 Select File > Edit Audio or right click over the item and select Edit Audio. DubIt
opens with the item loaded.
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NOTE: If the item is open in the Edit/Preview pane, a message opens informing you
that it must be closed. Click [OK] to close both the message and the item in the
Edit/Preview pane and open it in DubIt.
3 Use DubIt to add a new audio track or edit the existing one. See DubIt Help for
instructions.
4 Save the changes in DubIt before using the clip in Producer.
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Distributing Movies
Distributing Your Movie
To create a finished production for distribution, you will probably want to touch up your
video captures in Camtasia Producer. Before you do, there are some things you should
know about distribution methods, recorded movie quality and codecs, and distribution
quality and codecs.
During Recording:
To get the best quality recording, use the TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC) as
the recording codec and use uncompressed PCM audio. These are the default options
for Camtasia, however, if they have been changed, you can change them back using
menu choices Options > Preferences and selecting the AVI tab. You can find more
information on this subject in Camtasia Recorder Help.
During Production:
When you import all of the captured movies into Camtasia Producer, you can choose to
leave the movie codec as TSCC (which means you will likely be required to distribute the
TSCC video codec with the movie) or you can change it to another codec or format as
required by your users. To change codecs during production, see also: Produce: AVI
Encoding Options.
For more information on shipping the TSCC codec with your movie, see also: Installing
TSCC on Viewers' Computers.
To create a Windows-executable (.exe) file that contains the packaged movie and the
TSCC codec, use the menu option File > Pack and Show…. See also: Pack and Show
Your Movie.
Pack and Show Your Movie
This option allows you to package your movie for easy one-step distribution to your
users. Pack and Show creates a Windows-executable file (.exe) that users can simply
double-click to unpack the file, install the TSCC codec and Camtasia Player (if you have
included them) and play the movie. You have the options to include the TSCC codec and
Camtasia Player in the package, so that they will be automatically installed on the user’s
computer. When users receive the .exe file, they simply double-click it to unpack it, install
TSCC, and show the movie.
There are two advantages to Pack and Show:
 Users get everything they need to view a TSCC-encoded movie.
 The packaging process may reduce the size of files to be distributed without
affecting the movie quality. For example, when the movie contains uncompressed
audio, the audio quality will be unaffected by packaging.
To Use Pack and Show:
1 Select menu choices File > Pack and Show…. The Pack and Show Dialog
appears.
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2 Type the full path and file name in the Movie File Name box for the movie you want
to package. Alternatively, select it from the drop-down list or click the folder open
button.
Note: You must select an existing movie. Camtasia does not produce and package
in one step.
3 The name of the executable file is automatically filled into the Executable File Name
box. This is the name for the package file you are creating, which will have a .exe
extension. Alternatively, click the folder open button to select a different directory
and/or file name.
4 Place a checkmark next to Include TSCC Codec Installer if you want to ship the
codec with the movie and eliminate the risk of the user not being able to view the file
immediately because the correct codec is not installed. For more information, see
also: TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC).
5 Place a checkmark next to Use Camtasia Player if you want to ship the player with
your movie. This allows you to customize the playback for the movie .exe file. For
more information, see also: Camtasia Player.
6 If you selected to use Camtasia Player, you can also select Player Options on how
the movie will be played when it is unpacked. In addition to Start playing
automatically (selected by default when you select Use Camtasia Player), you can
set the other play options listed.
Note: These options are the same as those that can be used as Camtasia Player
Command Line Arguments.
7 Click [Package]. The movie file you selected in step 2 is packaged into a executable
file.
8 Ship the file with the .exe extension and instruct users to double-click the file to open
and play it.
TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC)
TSCC stands for TechSmith Screen Capture Codec. It is a video encoder-decoder that
takes advantage of the unique characteristics of desktop video and produces a superior
quality movie at reasonable compression rates. It is the default method of encoding in
Camtasia Recorder, which can easily be changed to any of the standard Windows
codecs when recording. But we recommend TSCC as a high quality, lossless video
codec that is especially well suited for desktop videos.
However, when using TSCC to encode a final production for distribution, you must also
distribute the free codec to any users who will view the movie. There are no charges,
royalties, or licensing requirements involved in distributing movies encoded with TSCC or
with distributing the codec to others for viewing.
If you do not want to distribute your movie encoded with TSCC, we recommend you still
use TSCC during capture with Camtasia Recorder. Also, select the uncompressed PCM
audio format. Then, when the movie is produced in Camtasia Producer, select another
codec and audio format for distribution (such as a standard Windows video codec,
compressed audio, or a streaming file format). This approach trims the final file size while
maintaining some of the quality of the original.
To make distribution of TSCC-encoded movies easier, we have created a codec installer
and have included it on the Camtasia CD-ROM. It is also always available at our web
site, www.techsmith.com. Look for the file named TSCC.EXE.
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Copy TSCC.EXE onto the same media where your movie distribution resides and either
have your installer run it at installation time or instruct the user to do so.
Note: You can also ship TSCC by "packaging" your video with it. For more information,
see also: Pack and Show Your Movie.
Installing TSCC on Viewers' Computers
Note that any codec used for movie compression must also be present on the system
where the movie will be played. You can ship and install TSCC for users in two ways:
1 Ship the TechSmith Screen Capture Codec Installer, TSCC.EXE, to install TSCC.
This little program installs the TSCC codec on viewers’ computers so they can view
movies that were produced with it. You can distribute and use the installer and codec
freely. Tell users to double-click TSCC.EXE to install it.
2 Produce your movie, then use Pack and Show to package the movie along with
TSCC. When users receive the resulting .exe file and double-click it, the codec is
installed and the movie is able to play on their installed media viewer.
Note: Since movie codecs must be registered on the machine that will view the movie,
viewers should use one of these methods to install the codec rather than just copying
the codec from one machine to another.
If you Use TSCC Installer
You can obtain the TSCC Installer in two ways:
1 Go to the folder on your computer where Camtasia was installed. Look for the file
TSCC.EXE. Alternately, you can use Explorer’s search to find TSCC.EXE on your
hard drive.
2 Go to TechSmith’s web site, where the latest version of the codec will always be
available: http://www.techsmith.com
Copy TSCC.EXE onto the same media where your movie distribution resides and either
have your installer run it at installation time or instruct the user to do so.
Note: The only programs that can originate TSCC-encoded movies are Camtasia
Recorder and Producer. You cannot produce TSCC-encoded AVI files using any other
program, but other programs can use them as long as the TSCC codec is installed on
the computer.
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Help Menu
Under the Camtasia Help menu, you have the following options:
Quick Help... - Displays a simple dialog outlining the basic steps to make a Camtasia
Recording.
Contents and Index - Opens Camtasia's Help table of contents.
Using Help - Opens the standard How to Use Windows Help system for the operating
system you are using.
Tip of the Day - This selection displays the Tip of the Day. Remove the check mark in
Show tips at startup to turn them OFF. Put a check mark there to show them each time
Recorder is started.
Support… - Opens the Camtasia Diagnostics dialog, which will help you assemble the
information needed by Camtasia Support Personnel. This will produce a file for you to
send via e-mail to Camtasia Support. See also: Support (Help).
Check for Update - Launches your Internet Browser and goes to the update page on the
TechSmith web site. This page allows you to download program updates.
Frequently Asked Questions - Launches your Internet Browser and goes to the
Frequently Asked Questions page on the TechSmith web site. This page gives you
information about SnagIt in FAQ format.
TechSmith Products - Launches your Internet Browser and goes to one of two selected
product description pages on the TechSmith web site: SnagIt and DubIt.
TechSmith on the Web - Launches your standard Internet Browser and displays
www.techsmith.com. From there, you can obtain support information or information of
other TechSmith products.
About Camtasia… - Presents program version information. If you are using an
Evaluation Version, this menu choice displays registration and information about the
evaluation period.
Register Camtasia… - (Evaluation version only) Opens a 3-step dialog the allows you to
purchase and register Camtasia.
Sales Information… - (Evaluation version only) Opens the Camtasia help file to
additional information on how to contact TechSmith and buy our products, including
information about international distributors.
Accessibility
Among the Camtasia Accessibility features is the ability to switch between the panes on
the program window: thumbnails, edit/preview, and storyboard. Use <F6> to go forward
and <Shift> + <F6> to go backward. This is compatible with conventions used in other
Windows programs.
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Support (Help)
Clicking Support from the Help menu displays detailed setup and diagnostic information
about Camtasia and your system. This information can help you and the Camtasia
support staff troubleshoot problems you might have.
You may be asked to send or fax a copy of the diagnostics when you report a problem
that is not fixed quickly and easily. If you are asked for diagnostics, perform the following:
1 Click Help > Support on the Camtasia main screen.
2 Click [Copy to Clipboard].
3 If you want to send an e-mail report of the problem to Camtasia support, compose a
message with the following information:
Your name, e-mail address, fax and phone numbers
A description of the problem and what you were trying to do
Paste the text from the Camtasia Diagnostic Information box on the Support
window.
When complete, send the message to [email protected].
4 Alternatively, click [Save to File…] to save the diagnostic information in a separate
text file. Then, attach the file to your e-mail and send it to [email protected] or
print the information and fax it to Camtasia support, along with the other information
requested in step 3.
5 Click [OK] to close the Camtasia Support window.
Camtasia Support
You can contact our Technical Support department in one of the following ways:
E-mail:
[email protected]
Fax:
(517) 333-1888
Phone:
(517) 333-2100
Mail:
TechSmith Corporation
Attn.: Camtasia Support
PO Box 4758
East Lansing, MI 488264758
If you are reporting a problem with Camtasia, please provide the following information:
 The product name and version number (Camtasia Recorder, version 3.0).
 Your name, e-mail address, fax number and phone number.
 A Diagnostic Information printout (using Help > Support…).
 A description of the problem, and what you were trying to do when the problem
occurred.
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Legal and Miscellaneous
Software License Agreement
See the file license.txt in the Camtasia install folder for the Software License Agreement.
Acknowledgments
TechSmith Corporation provides this manual "as is", makes no representations or
warranties with respect to its contents or use, and specifically disclaims any expressed or
implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. TechSmith
Corporation reserves the right to make changes to the content of this manual, at any
time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes.
The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement. The
software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. It is
against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the
license agreement.
No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage and
retrieval systems, for any purpose other than the purchaser's personal use, without the
express written permission of TechSmith Corporation.
Copyright © 2000, 2001 TechSmith Corporation.
All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
Trademarks:
TechSmith is a registered trademark and SnagIt is a registered trademark of TechSmith
Corporation.
Camtasia and DubIt are trademarks of TechSmith Corporation.
Microsoft, MS, Windows, Word and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows NT
is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
All other brands and product names referred to in this manual are the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Association of Shareware Professionals
TechSmith Corporation is an Approved Vendor and a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP
member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP
Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does
not provide technical support for members’ products. Contact the ASP Ombudsman at:
Ombudsman, Michael Marshall
Association of Shareware Professionals
157-F Love Avenue
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Greenwood, IN 46142
E-mail: [email protected]
About TechSmith Corporation and Our Products
Company Overview
For the latest information, see http://www.techsmith.com/.
TechSmith Corporation develops practical screen capture software and video screen
recording & production tools to capture and manipulate images, video and voice.
Applications for our products range from technical documentation and software
demonstrations to developing streaming content for web sites and broadcasting desktop
activity over the Internet.
SnagIt, our popular advanced screen capture software introduced in 1990 has a large
and loyal following. It has become "The Screen Capture Standard" in the Windows world.
Camtasia, our multimedia video screen capture and production tool was unveiled at Fall
Comdex, 1999. It has quickly established itself as a must have tool for people who want
to capture the action from the Windows desktop and save it in industry standard video
formats.
Free trial versions of all of our products are available from our web site as well as from
hundreds of other sites around the globe.
Established in 1987 and located in East Lansing, Michigan, USA, TechSmith initially
provided custom Windows software development and LAN remote access consulting and
solutions. The shift to product development was completed in the early 1990s.
TechSmith is a privately held Michigan corporation rated 3A1 by Dun & Bradstreet. Our
Duns Number is 60-672-4680. TechSmith holds several registered trademarks and
domain names, including techsmith.com, snagit.com, dubit.com and camtasia.com.
TechSmith's co-founder and president is William Hamilton.
Contact Information
U. S. Postal Service Address
TechSmith Corporation
P.O. Box 4758
East Lansing, MI USA 48826-4758
UPS / FedEx Address
TechSmith Corporation
1780 E. Grand River Ave.
East Lansing, MI USA 48823
Telephone
Voice:+1 517 333-2100
Fax:+1 517 333-1888
E-mail
Sales: [email protected]
Marketing: [email protected]
Technical support: [email protected]
Personnel / Job Queries: [email protected]
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Website, FTP or connectivity issues: [email protected]
Other TechSmith Products

SnagIt
SnagIt is the screen capture, print and file program for Microsoft Windows. Users can
capture an entire screen, a portion of the screen or a single window. SnagIt sends the
captured area to the Windows Clipboard, printer or a file for later use in other
applications, such as word processors. SnagIt is a fully functional Windows DDE server
so it may be incorporated into custom or commercial applications for printing.
An evaluation version is available at http://www.techsmith.com/
Send email requests for additional information to [email protected].

DubIt
DubIt is a multimedia tool which lets you easily add audio to movie clips and images.
Unlike video editors and presentation authoring products, DubIt adds audio in real-time
as you watch the movie or image.
With DubIt, it is easy to narrate a video clip and synchronize your voice with the video.
DubIt is the perfect tool to quickly add voice annotation and sound effects to a movie or
image.
DubIt uses a familiar VCR-style "Media Player" interface that anyone can use. There is
no complicated setup or long learning curve with DubIt. Simply open a movie or image
and hit the record button. Just because DubIt is small and simple does not mean it is not
powerful.
An evaluation version is available at http://www.techsmith.com/.
Send email requests for additional information to [email protected].
TechSmith and SnagIt are Registered Trademarks of TechSmith Corporation. Camtasia
and DubIt are trademarks of TechSmith Corporation.
About DubIt
DubIt is a multimedia tool which lets you easily add audio to movie clips and images.
Unlike video editors and presentation authoring products, DubIt adds audio in real-time
as you watch the movie or image.
With DubIt, it is easy to narrate a video clip and synchronize your voice with the video.
DubIt is the perfect tool to quickly add voice annotation and sound effects to a movie or
image.
DubIt uses a familiar VCR-style "Media Player" interface that anyone can use. There is
no complicated setup or long learning curve with DubIt. Simply open a movie or image
and hit the record button. Just because DubIt is small and simple does not mean it is not
powerful.
An evaluation version is available at http://www.techsmith.com/.
Send email requests for additional information to [email protected].
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Glossary
Glossary
Advanced Streaming Format (ASF)
For details on Microsoft’s Advanced Streaming Format, refer to the Web Site
http://www.microsoft.com/.
Animated GIF Format
Animated GIF files are commonly used on web pages. Due to their small size, they are
ideal for web delivery, where the exacting detail of an AVI file is not necessary. Animated
GIF files are highly condensed.
This industry-standard file format allows you to publish short tutorials and product
demonstrations on the web that play back in any browser on any computer platform.
Audio Format: Name
This box lists the name, if there is one, of the Audio Format you select or save. This
allows you to choose an audio format using a simple understandable name. There are
usually several names already assigned. For example, on most computers you can select
Telephone Quality in the Name list box, instead of the more cryptic 11.025kHz, 8 Bit,
Mono in the Attributes list. Note that the two are the same because they have the same
audio format and attributes.
You can add an audio format name using the [Save As…] button and remove an existing
audio format name using the [Remove] button.
Audio-Video Interleave (AVI)
This is a computer video specification by Microsoft Corporation for use on PCs. AVI is
one of several motion-oriented file formats for computing and is the one most often
associated with PCs and Microsoft Windows.
.AVI is actually a rapidly moving series of captured bitmaps that show movement of
screen elements. The file size of video captures depends on the size of the window being
captured, the speed at which the "frames" of video are captured, and the duration of the
video capture. To limit file size, try lowering the frame rate, eliminating extraneous
elements on the captured window, and keeping the length of the capture short.
Bitrate Details
The bitrate required to stream an ASF file encoded with the TSCC video codec depends
highly on the actual video content. Recordings of typical desktop applications often
stream at relatively low bitrates. However, if the video content you are producing contains
many colors (real world photos, for example) or a high amount of motion (panning and
zooming, for example) then reducing the colors and/or frame rate in the produced video
may help you reach a lower target bitrate. If you are encoding audio, it is important to
choose an appropriate audio compression format to reach a specific target bitrate.
Camtasia for RealPlayer
A presentation format streaming output technique that uses RealPlayer from
RealNetworks and a plugin created by TechSmith Corporation to play Camtasia-created
movies.
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Emboss
Use this option to create an embossed underlay watermark. This can be used to create a
watermark effect similar to those used by commercial television stations, where the "bug"
appears translucent and slightly raised.
Emboss Depth
Changes how pronounced the embossing effect appears.
Emboss Direction
Choose the embossing "direction." The direction refers to a shadow effect on the
embossed image and a rough indication of the direction of a light source. Use the
[Preview] button to see how the direction changes the embossing effect.
Horizontal Offset
Changes the horizontal offset of the watermark image from the edge of the movie frame.
You can use this option to refine watermark positioning. Use the [Preview] button to see
the offset effect.
Image Path
This must be the complete Windows path and file name for the watermark image file. The
watermark image file can be one of the following file formats: .BMP, .GIF, or .JPG.
Image Scale Slider
Changes how big the watermark image appears relative to the movie frame size. 100%
means the watermark image completely covers the movie frame.
Keep aspect ratio when scaling
Use this option to maintain horizontal and vertical size aspect ratio when scaling the
watermark image. When selected, the watermark appears normal, not stretched or
distorted.
Keyframe
A keyframe is a video frame that does not depend on previous frames streamed to
RealPlayer. It is used to recover from lost frames (For example, during network
congestion) and during seeking in the movie (that is, when the user moves the seek
slider in RealPlayer). Increasing the keyframe frequency results in quicker and smoother
seeking. However, it increases the bandwidth needed for the video stream.
Menu Bar
Contains the Camtasia Producer menus: File, Edit, View, Tools, and Help.
Overlay Watermark
Use this option if you want your watermark to be an opaque overlay on the produced
movie. This produces a solid image that blocks out the view of any action occurring
underneath.
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Positioning Cluster
The nine-button image cluster allows you to position (or anchor) the watermark image in
a region of the movie frame.
Preview Button and Screen
Click the [Preview] button to see a live preview of the watermark feature. Note that you
can change the watermark options and watch the effect immediately in the preview
window.
QuickTime
QuickTime movies (.MOV format) use the QuickTime player from Apple Computer. If you
do not have the player or if an upgrade is needed, you are prompted to go the Apple web
site to get it.
RealVideo File
For details on RealNetwork’s RealVideo (RM) file Streaming Format, refer to the Web
Site http://www.real.com/.
Render Movie
The computer process of assembling the pictures and sound from various sources into a
single movie file in a format and using a codec recognizable to other computer users.
Transparent Color
The transparent color you select must match exactly the areas you want to be
transparent in the watermark image. Use the [Preview] button to verify that the
transparent effect works. (The preview will not show it as transparent until the right color
is selected.)
Underlay Watermark
Use this option if you want to show the watermark as a translucent underlay under the
movie. This option allows any action that occurs under the watermark to show through.
Use Transparent Color
Use this option to make part of the watermark image transparent. When selected, the
areas of the watermark image that match the transparent color are hidden so that the
movie shows through the watermark. You can use a transparent color to create
watermark images that have any arbitrary non-rectangular shape (for example, a circle or
an arrow).
Vertical Offset
Changes the vertical offset of the watermark image from the edge of the movie frame.
Use the [Preview] button to see the offset effect.
Use smooth interpolated scaling
This option applies a smooth scaling algorithm to the watermark image for less
jaggedness.
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Windows Media Screen codec
A video compressor/decompressor optimized for screen capture video content. Created
by Microsoft for use in managing videos with the Windows Media Encoder and movies
being played on the Windows Media Player.
Windows Media Format
For details on Microsoft’s Windows Media Format files and the Windows Media Encoder,
refer to the Web Site http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia.
Note: Camtasia Producer requires Windows Media Encoder to be installed to create
Windows Media Format files. Windows Media Encoder requires DirectX. You can run
the encoder on Windows 2000, Windows 98 Second Edition (but not the earlier
version of Windows 98) or Windows NT 4.0. If you run the encoder on Windows NT
4.0, you must install Microsoft DirectX Media 6.0. You can download the latest version
of DirectX Media from the Microsoft web site or as part of the DirectX 7.0a package.
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Index
Index
About Camtasia ............................ 34
About DubIt ................................... 38
About TechSmith Corporation ...... 37
About TechSmith Corporation and
Our Products................................. 37
Accessibility .................................. 34
Accessing ....................................... 8
Camtasia Producer ......................... 8
Acknowledgments ........................ 36
Adding....................................... 8, 29
Still ............................................ 8, 29
Adding Still Images to the
Storyboard .................................... 29
Advanced Streaming Format ........ 39
Agreement .................................... 36
Animated GIF......................8, 15, 39
Animated GIF Encoding Options .. 14
Animated GIF Format ................... 39
ASF ............................................... 39
ASF encoding ............................... 13
ASF Encoding Options ................. 13
ASF Optimized.............................. 14
ASP Ombudsman ......................... 36
Association ................................... 36
Shareware Professionals .............. 36
Audio .......................................29, 30
Audio Format ................................ 21
Audio Format Dialog ...............13, 21
Audio Setup ............................13, 21
Audio-Video Interleave ................. 39
AVI ..........................................13, 39
AVI Encoding Options .................. 13
Bitrate ........................................... 13
calculating ..................................... 13
Bitrate Preview.............................. 13
Calculating .................................... 13
bitrate ......................................13, 14
Camtasia.................................35, 37
Support ......................................... 35
Camtasia CD-ROM ................... 9, 32
Camtasia Diagnostic Information.. 35
Camtasia for Real ......................... 15
Camtasia Player ............................. 8
Camtasia Producer ...............5, 8, 32
accessing ........................................ 8
Camtasia Producer Features .......... 8
Camtasia Producer Help ................ 5
Welcome ......................................... 5
Camtasia Producer Main Window .. 7
Camtasia Production Wizard .... 5, 11
Camtasia RealPlayer Plugin ......... 16
Camtasia Recorder ....................... 32
Camtasia Support ...................34, 35
CD-ROM ........................................ 9
Clip Speed Dialog ........................ 21
Clips ............................................... 8
Improved Trimming ........................ 8
Codec ..................................... 32, 33
Company Overview ................... 37
Contact ......................................... 36
ASP Ombudsman ........................ 36
Contact Information ..................... 37
Copy TSCC.EXE.......................... 33
Copyright...................................... 18
Create .......................................... 31
Windows-executable .................... 31
Cutting Video Clips Using the
Timeline ....................................... 26
Details .......................................... 27
Diagnostic Information ................. 35
Distributing Your Movie .......... 31, 32
DubIt .......................... 29, 30, 37, 38
Duration ....................................... 29
Edit Audio....................................... 8
Edit/Preview ................................... 8
Edit/Preview Pane ....................... 25
Editing Audio ................................ 29
Editor ............................................ 25
Using ............................................ 25
Editor Toolbar .............................. 25
Encode Audio............................... 13
Encoding Options ...... 13, 14, 16, 17
Evaluation Version ....................... 34
Features ......................................... 8
File Menu > Produce Movie ......... 11
Frame........................................... 29
Frame Rate .................................. 15
Getting ........................................... 5
Started ........................................... 5
Getting Started ............................... 5
GIF Encoding ............................... 14
Help .............................................. 35
Help Contents ................................ 9
Help Menu.................................... 34
How .............................................. 34
Use Windows Help ...................... 34
Image Duration dialog .................. 29
Images ......................................... 29
Improved Trimming ........................ 8
Clips ............................................... 8
Include Watermark ....................... 19
Including....................................... 18
Title .............................................. 18
Index .............................................. 9
Insert .............................................. 9
Camtasia CD-ROM ........................ 9
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Installing Camtasia ......................... 9
Installing TSCC on Viewers'
Computers .................................... 33
License ......................................... 36
License.txt..................................... 36
Main Window ............................ 7, 25
More About Camtasia RealPlayer
Streaming Media .......................... 16
More About QuickTime Movies .... 17
MOV File ....................................... 17
Movie File Format ......................... 12
Movie Size .................................... 12
New Project .................................... 8
Open Project ................................... 8
Open Project File dialog ................. 8
Other TechSmith Products ........ 38
Overview ....................................... 24
Pack ........................................31, 33
Pack and Show Dialog ................. 31
Pack and Show Your Movie ......... 31
Palette ........................................... 15
select ............................................ 14
Performance Notes ....................... 10
Produce ..................................13, 20
Produce Animated GIF Encoding
Options ......................................... 14
Produce ASF Encoding Options .. 13
Produce AVI Encoding Options ... 13
Produce Camtasia for RealPlayer
Options ......................................... 15
Produce Movie File Format ......... 12
Produce Movie Information .......... 18
Produce Movie Size ..................... 12
Produce Produce Movie .............. 20
Produce QuickTime Encoding
Options ......................................... 17
Produce RealMedia Encoding
Options ......................................... 16
Produce Watermark ..................... 18
Produce Windows Media Encoding
Options ......................................... 17
Produce Movie ............11, 19, 20, 29
Produce Movie Dialog ......11, 18, 21
Producer Overview ....................... 24
Producer storyboard ....................... 5
Producer Toolbar ............................ 8
Production..................................... 31
Production Options .................11, 18
Production Wizard .....11, 12, 13, 14,
16, 17, 18, 21
Using .. 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20
Production Wizard ASF Encoding
Options ......................................... 13
Production Wizard AVI Encoding
Options ......................................... 13
Production Wizard Movie File
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Format.......................................... 12
Production Wizard Movie
Information ................................... 18
Production Wizard Movie Size .... 12
Production Wizard Produce Movie
..................................................... 20
Production Wizard RealMedia
Encoding Options ........................ 16
Program Options Tab .................. 22
Quick Help ................................... 34
QuickTime .................................... 17
QuickTime Movie ......................... 17
RealMedia .............................. 15, 17
RealMedia Encoding Options ...... 16
RealPlayer ............................. 15, 16
RealVideo File........................ 16, 41
Register Camtasia ....................... 34
Registered Trademarks ......... 37, 38
TechSmith Corporation .......... 37, 38
Release 2.2. ................................... 8
RM ......................................... 17, 41
Sales Information ......................... 34
Save ............................................. 21
Audio Format ............................... 21
Save Frame ................................. 29
Save Project................................... 8
Saving a Frame from Movie Clip . 29
Saving Audio from Movie Clip ...... 29
Select ......................... 11, 14, 15, 23
Movie File Format ........................ 11
Palette .......................................... 14
Temporary Storage Folder ........... 22
SETUP.EXE ................................... 9
Shareware Professionals ............. 36
Association................................... 36
Show ............................................ 31
Single Rate .................................. 16
Software License Agreement....... 36
Standard AVI................................ 13
Start Camtasia Producer ............... 5
Started ........................................... 5
Getting ........................................... 5
Still ........................................... 8, 29
Adding ...................................... 8, 29
Still Images .................................. 29
Storyboard ..................... 5, 6, 25, 29
Support ........................................ 35
Camtasia ...................................... 35
Support (Help).............................. 35
[email protected] ............. 35
SureStream .................................. 16
System Requirements ................... 9
Technical Support ........................ 35
TechSmith .................................... 34
Web.............................................. 34
TechSmith Corporation .... 35, 36, 37
Camtasia Producer 3.0 User Document
Registered Trademarks ................ 37
TechSmith Screen Capture Codec
..........................................10, 32, 33
TechSmith Screen Capture Codec
Installer ......................................... 33
Temporary Storage Folder ........... 22
Select ............................................ 22
Timeline ..................................26, 27
Timeline Details ............................ 27
Timeline Editor Toolbar ................ 25
Title ............................................... 18
including........................................ 18
Toolbar................................8, 22, 25
Transition Effect button ................. 22
Transition Effect ....................6, 9, 22
Transition Effect button ................. 22
Transition Effect Dialog ............ 9, 22
TSCC ................................31, 32, 33
TSCC.EXE ..............................32, 33
Use ............................................... 11
Production Wizard ........................ 11
Use Camtasia Producer ................. 5
Use TSCC Installer ..................... 33
Use Windows Help ....................... 34
How............................................... 34
Using .. 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 25
Editor ............................................ 25
Production Wizard .....11, 12, 13, 14,
16, 17, 18
Using Camtasia Producer Overview
...................................................... 24
Index
Using Help ................................... 34
Using the Editor ........................... 25
Using the Production Wizard 11, 12,
13, 14, 16, 17, 18
Using the Timeline ....................... 26
Video Clips ................................... 26
Video Compression Setup Dialog 13
Watermark ....................... 18, 19, 20
Web.............................................. 34
TechSmith .................................... 34
Welcome ........................................ 5
Welcome to Camtasia Producer
Help ................................................ 5
When Should I Use ASF Optimized?
..................................................... 14
When Should I Use RM? ............. 17
When Should I Use Standard AVI?
..................................................... 13
When Should I Use WMV? .......... 18
William Hamilton .......................... 37
Windows Media Encoder ............. 42
Windows Media Encoding Options
..................................................... 17
Windows Media Format ......... 18, 42
Windows-executable .................... 31
create ........................................... 31
Windows-executable file .............. 31
Wizard .......................................... 20
WME ............................................ 42
WME Encoding ............................ 17
WMV ...................................... 18, 42
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